How does language impact cognition and perception? A growing number of studies show
that language, and specifically the practice of labeling, can exert extremely rapid and …

Much of human communication involves language—a system of communication qualitatively
different from those used by other animals. In this chapter, I focus on a fundamental property …

Linguistic labels are known to facilitate object recognition, yet the mechanism of this
facilitation is not well understood. Previous psychophysical studies have suggested that …

Do novel linguistic labels have privileged access to attentional resources compared to non-
linguistic labels? This study explores this possibility through two experiments with a training …

Clark's article (in press) makes a strong argument that prediction or reduction of “surprisal”
comprises a synthesizing principle in understanding neural mechanisms. But if brains—all …

Hearing language can strongly influence visual perception. Research has shown that
hearing object labels can significantly impact visual processing by enhancing recognition …